More meat, lower risk of dementia: study reveals gene-dependent effect

Among carriers of the APOE4 variant, high meat consumption was associated with a significantly slower rate of cognitive decline

23-Mar-2026 - Older people with a genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease did not experience the expected increase in cognitive decline and dementia risk if they consumed relatively large amounts of meat. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in JAMA Network Open. The results may ...

Antidepressants linked to faster cognitive decline in dementia

26-Feb-2025 - New research suggests that antidepressants can accelerate cognitive decline in people with dementia. At the same time, some drugs appear to be less harmful than others, which can help doctors make better treatment decisions, according to the study published in BMC Medicine. Antidepressants are ...

Diabetes and cardiovascular disease increase dementia risk

More than one cardiometabolic disease doubles the risk

21-Jun-2022 - People with at least two of the diseases type 2 diabetes, heart disease or stroke have double the risk of developing dementia. Prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular disease could therefore be a strategy for reducing dementia risk, a study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the ...

Swedish study suggests reduced risk of dementia

22-Apr-2013 - A new Swedish study shows the risk of developing dementia may have declined over the past 20 years, in direct contrast to what many previously assumed. The result is based on data from the SNAC-K, an ongoing study on aging and health that started in 1987. “We know that cardiovascular disease is ...

An unexpected player in a cancer defense system

30-Nov-2011 - Researchers of the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet and the University of Cologne, Germany, have identified a new protein involved in a defense mechanism against cancer. The VCP/p97 complex is best known for its role in protein destruction and is involved in a type of familial ...

High blood levels of vitamin E reduces risk of Alzheimer’s

05-Jul-2010 - High levels of several vitamin E components in the blood are associated with a decreased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) in advanced age, suggesting that vitamin E may help prevent cognitive deterioration in elderly people. This is the conclusion reached in a Swedish study published in the ...

Midlife Coffee and Tea Drinking and the Risk of Late-Life Dementia

19-Jan-2009 - Midlife coffee drinking can decrease the risk of dementia/Alzheimer's disease (AD) later in life. This conclusion is made in a Finnish Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia (CAIDE) Study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Volume 16:1). This study has been conducted at the ...

Omega-3 supplements affect Alzheimer's symptoms

06-Jul-2007 - Omega-3 supplements can, in certain cases, help combat the depression and agitation symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a clinical study conducted at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. A number of epidemiological studies have shown that eating fatty fish ...

Worldwide cost for dementia $315 billion

23-Apr-2007 - The total worldwide cost of dementia care is estimated to be $315.4 billion annually, according to new a new study by researchers at Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The study authors points out that the figures, published in the April 2007 issue of the peer-reviewed magazine ...

New test predicts dementia 20 years ahead

07-Aug-2006 - The dementia risk score is a novel approach for the prediction of the risk of late-life dementia in people of middle-age, according to new research from Karolinska Institutet. Dr. Miia Kivipelto and colleagues conducted a population-based study called CAIDE (Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and ...